Latest Constitution day Podcast Episodes
60-Second Civics: Episode 5130, The Problem with General Warrants: The Right to Privacy, Part 2
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 10, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsGeneral warrants allowed British officials to search people, businesses, homes, and property indiscriminately. British officials in the American colonies used such warrants to collect taxes, to recover stolen goods including -- enslaved people -- and to prosecute smugglers. Center for Civ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5129, Historical Origins of the Right to Privacy: The Right to Privacy, Part 1
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAmericans inherited from British history the principle that andquot;a man's home is his castle.andquot; This idea can be traced to the opinion of Sir Edward Coke in Semayne's Case in 1604. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5128, andquot;Our Country's Aim Will Remain True Towards Justiceandquot;: Justice Paula Nakayama, Part 6
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn light of the recent rise in violence toward Asian Americans, Justice Nakayama of the Hawai'i Supreme Court emphasizes that, andquot;we must encourage everybody to learn, understand and deeply appreciate and embrace the rule of law in our country.andquot; Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5127, What Does a Civic and Constitutional Education Mean to You?: Justice Paula Nakayama, Part 5
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 07, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn today's podcast, we ask Justice Nakayama: What does a civic and constitutional education mean to you? And, why have you dedicated so many years to ensuring greater access to civics for more Americans? Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5126, Learning About Your Role As an American: Justice Paula Nakayama, Part 4
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 06, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsA well-informed citizenry is the cornerstone of our democracy, which is why Justice Nakayama believes it's essential for all Americans to learn about their roles and responsibilities as citizens. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5125, Why Should Young People Consider Public Service?: Justice Paula Nakayama, Part 3
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsandquot;When you are a public servant, it is important to realize that you are indeed serving the public. I think about that all the time, and I consider it a higher calling.andquot; In our episode, Justice Nakayama shares her perspective on the value of public service. Center for Civic E...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5124, One of the First Women on the Hawai'i Supreme Court: Justice Paula Nakayama, Part 2
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsToday, we ask Justice Nakayama: What is it like to be one of the first women to serve on the Hawai'i Supreme Court and one of the few Asian American women serving as a state supreme court justice? While Justice Nakayama shares times in which she faced discrimination, she nonetheless believes that...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5123, How Did You Become a Justice on the Hawai'i Supreme Court?: Justice Paula Nakayama, Part 1
60-Second Civics Podcast - May 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThis episode is a rebroadcast from our interview series with then Associate Justice of the Hawai'i Supreme Court, Paula Nakayama. Justice Nakayama served on the Hawaii Supreme Court from 1993 until 2023. In our first episode, Justice Nakayama shares how a lot of hard work and a little luck helped...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5122, Equality and the American Mind: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 20
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 30, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsWhere did the idea of universal human equality, a common American idea, come from? Religious movements in colonial America helped spread the idea of universal moral human equality, including equality among social classes. Listen to today's podcast for more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5121, Stoicism, Christianity, and Moral Equality: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 19
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn a recent episode, we discussed the origins of Americans' sense of political equality, but America's Founders also possessed a strong sense of moral equality. Indeed, the idea of the moral equality of human beings has ancient origins. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5120, Americans' Sense of Political Equality: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 18
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe Declaration of Independence states that all men, meaning all people, are created equal. But where did this idea come from? Ideas of natural political equality were developed in seventeenth-century England and exported to its colonies across the North Atlantic. Learn more in today's episode! ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5119, andquot;All Men Are Created Equal:andquot; The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 17
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe Declaration of Independence states that among the andquot;truthsandquot; that Americans hold to be andquot;self-evidentandquot; is that andquot;all Men are created equal.andquot; But what did Thomas Jefferson mean by this statement? Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5118, The American Creed: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 16
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 24, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThomas Jefferson said that his purpose in writing the Declaration of Independence was to express a shared understanding of andquot;the American mind.andquot; Over the course of a few days in June 1776, Jefferson laid out the most fundamental principles and central political beliefs of the Americ...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5117, Why Americans Held These Truths to Be Self-evident: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Govt. in the Colonies, Part 15
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 23, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsWhy did the writers of the Declaration of Independence andquot;hold these Truths to be self-evident?andquot; Among other things, these Americans were deeply influenced by the teachings of Christianity and English republicanism. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5116, The Meaning of Self-Evident Truths: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Govt. in the Colonies, Part 14
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence begins like this: andquot;We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.andqu...
60-Second Civics: Episode 4864, The Intolerable Acts: The Road to Independence, Part 12
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsFollowing the Boston Tea Party, the British government responded with what colonists called the Intolerable Acts, a series of Punitive Acts that, among other things, closed Boston Harbor to all trade.??Listen to today???s episode to learn more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5114, Elections in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government, Part 12
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsElections in the colonial era and in the early American republic were rather uncivilized compared to today's standards. Explore the differences between then and now in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5113, Qualifying to Vote in Early America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 11
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn the American colonies, the right to vote followed the British model: only free adult males who owned a certain amount of property could vote, though there were limited exceptions to this rule. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5112, Voting Rights in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 10
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsVoting rights in colonial America depended on the ownership of property. In other words, a person had to own a certain amount of land, livestock, or other property in order to qualify to vote. Listen to learn more! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5111, Representative Democracy in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 9
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsEach of the thirteen American colonies had some features of representative democracy that we still see today. For example, each of the colonies had a legislative, executive, and judicial branch. Learn more with today???s episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5109, The Massachusetts Body of Liberties: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 7
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 09, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAmericans have had a tradition of written guarantees of rights since the time of the thirteen colonies. The Massachusetts Body of Liberties of 1641 provides a good example. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5108, Written Guarantees of Rights: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 6
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 08, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsDespite the presence of indentured servitude and slavery in colonial America, many Americans enjoyed written guarantees of their rights. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5107, Slavery in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 5
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 05, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsSlavery was present in the thirteen American colonies since at least the early 1600s. Until slavery was abolished in the mid-nineteenth century, almost 12 million Africans were transported against their will to America. Listen to today's podcast to learn more about the foundations of slavery in t...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5106, Indentured Servitude in Colonial America: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 4
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsLand was plentiful in the thirteen American colonies, but labor was scarce. It was also expensive to sail from Britain to America. This reality created incentives for indentured servitude. Learn more about these colonists in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5105, The Southern Colonies: The Basic Ideas of Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 3
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 03, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe mostly rural and agricultural southern colonies differed a great deal from both the New England and Middle Colonies. Learn how in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5104, The Middle Colonies: Basic Ideas of Rights and Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 2
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAmerica's Middle Colonies included today's states of Delaware, New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The Middle Colonies different in important ways from the New England colonies. Learn about these key differences in today's episode! Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5103, The New England Colonies: Basic Ideas of Rights and Constitutional Government in the Colonies, Part 1
60-Second Civics Podcast - April 01, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsThe American colonies can be divided into three regions: New England, the Middle Colonies, and the Southern Colonies. At the time of American independence, in 1776, the New England colonies were Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Learn more about this group of colonies i...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5102, Marie Louise Bottineau Baldwin: Women's History Month, Part 21
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 29, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsMarie Louise Bottineau Baldwin was a Native American activist, attorney, and advocate of women's right to vote. Center for Civic Education
60-Second Civics: Episode 5099, Susan B. Anthony: Women's History Month, Part 18
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 26, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsAfter her trial for having voted in an 1872 election, Susan B. Anthony explained to the judge the implications of her conviction: "My natural rights, my civil rights, my political rights, are all alike ignored. Robbed of the fundamental privilege of citizenship, I am degraded from the status of a...
60-Second Civics: Episode 5097, The Seneca Falls Convention: Women's History Month, Part 16
60-Second Civics Podcast - March 22, 2024 07:00 - 1 minute ★★★★ - 75 ratingsIn 1848, about 300 activists met in Seneca Falls, New York, for the first convention in the United States devoted to women's rights. They discussed Elizabeth Cady Stanton's proposed Declaration of Sentiments, which mirrored the language of the Declaration of Independence. Center for Civic...
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